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October 2006 - Understanding Industry Terminology
Communication between companies is essential to the success of a project. But it’s not uncommon for that communication to break down if both parties aren’t using the same terminology to describe key aspects of a project. Different companies and regions of the country have their own terms for the parts of a book and the processes used to produce them.
To help alleviate some of these communication issues, here is a list of terms commonly used at Muscle Bound Bindery, along with similes that may sound more familiar:
| TERM |
DEFINITION |
ALSO CALLED… |
| Text |
Pages of the book |
Guts, Body,
Book Block |
| Head |
Top of the book |
Top |
| Foot |
Bottom of the book |
Tail, Bottom |
| Face |
Open edge of book |
Thumb, Front |
| Spine |
Bound book edge |
Backbone |
| Grind-off |
Paper removed at spine
to prep for glue |
Mill, Skive,
Backtrim |
| Crossover |
Image or text crossing from
signature to another |
Hookup,
Alignment |
| Lip |
Extra margin at high or low-folio
used by machinery to grip sheets |
Lap |
| Bleed |
Extra print margin beyond
the cut edge of the sheet |
Crop |
| Knockout |
Unprinted area for gluing |
Spareout |
| Hinge score |
Scores placed on a softcover book allowing each cover to open |
4-score side glue, double score |
Keep in mind that this chart is by no means exhaustive, and is meant to illustrate the volume and variety of terminology used in our industry. Regardless of which terms your organization chooses to use, it’s important that printer, binder and customer all agree on terminology to accurately describe projects.
The Muscle Bound Advantage
At Muscle Bound Bindery, we pride ourselves on consistent, accurate communication with our customers – regardless of terminology. Our hardcover case binding, Otabind layflat adhesive binding and perfect binding services give you the power to choose the best binding solution for your book project. Contact Muscle Bound today to discuss your next project.
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